Firefighters from across the Southern Midlands have been kept busy this afternoon as multiple crews worked to extinguish a bushfire. The blaze just off Stonehenge Road near Dundee Road in Whitefoord, around 20 minutes from Oatlands, was reported just after 3pm on Saturday. The Runnymede Volunteer Fire Brigade, one of the local responding units, said […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 10:00pmOver 175,000 travellers are booked to pass through the Hobart Airport terminal this festive season, as airport bosses warn of potentially lengthy delays. Hobart Airport CEO Norris Carter said the airport is “about to get really busy” and strongly encouraged passengers to arrive at the airport at least an hour and a half to two […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 12:00pmMotorists will have to wait at least another year and a half to travel across the River Derwent on the new Bridgewater Bridge, with the State Government revealing it now won’t be open until 2025. The $786 million project was initially slated to open with a 60km/h speed limit for one lane of traffic in […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 5:00amAurora Energy has passed the buck over claims that they breached regulatory obligations by issuing “almost 50,000 customers” with late power bills. Labor says the energy retailer sent out 49,271 bills more than 100 days after their billing date, according to figures from the Government Business Estimates. “Aurora has a regulatory obligation to provide bills […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 4:00amThe Health Minister has backed Ambulance Tasmania’s decision to ban paramedics from wearing Santa hats and decorating ambulances this Christmas. Minister Guy Barnett said the risk of reindeer antlers falling off ambulances while they travel to emergencies at high speed was too great and “clearly not something that we want”. “We want to care for and […]
Sat Dec 16, 2023 - 12:05amTwo Hobart kids, both just 12-years-old, will spend the night in custody after they allegedly assaulted and robbed a teenager in Hobart’s Elizabeth Street bus mall. Police accuse the two children of approaching another young person – who was seated at a bus stop – and stealing their property around 1pm on Friday afternoon. They […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 8:30pmWith just 10 days to go, are you wondering how the weather will be across Tasmania on Christmas Day? If the AccuWeather long-range forecast is anything to go by, then much of the state will be gifted a mostly sunny, perfectly fine day. In Hobart, the temperature is expected to reach a pleasant 21°C with […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 7:30pmThe health department are working to track down the close contacts of a a young Tasmanian woman who is currently in hospital in a critical condition with the “invasive meningococcal disease”. Director of Public Health Dr Mark Veitch said the woman is the fifth reported case of the “rare but serious” disease, which is a caused by […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 5:25pmA popular Christmas light display in the centre of Hobart has been forced to ditch its snow machine, following a complaint from a ‘concerned citizen’. Johnny’s Christmas Light Display on Molle Street attracts hundreds of spectators each night and is this year working with Hobart City Mission to raise funds for those in need. On […]
Fri Dec 15, 2023 - 4:18pmYou’ll be lucky to get off the ground if you’ve chosen to fly on budget airline Bonza’s new route between Launceston and the Gold Coast this holiday season. The airline is struggling with regulatory approval delays after they failed to obtain approval from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to lease two Boeing 737 MAX […]
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